Explicit isogeometric topology optimization based on moving morphable voids with closed B-spline boundary curves

In this paper, we propose an explicit isogeometric topology optimization approach based on moving morphable voids (MMVs) with closed B-spline boundary curves, named TOP-IGA-MMV in short. We model the design domain by a non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) patch, and then employ the NURBS-based isogeometric analysis (IGA) for structural response and the well-established adjoint approach for sensitivity analysis. As for the geometry...